Monthly Archives: February 2015
The enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes
The Great Detective has graced the big screen more than once and still enjoys great popularity today – this week a historian even found a long-lost Sherlock Holmes story in his attic.
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Islington celebrates Chinese New Year
With good wishes, lots of food and a traditional lion dance, hundreds of Islingtonians rang in the Year of the Sheep today. The annual New Year celebration of the Islington
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Hackney mayor launches bid against Shoreditch tower development
The mayor of Hackney, Jules Pipe, today launched a petition urging Boris Johnson to withdraw his support for luxury skyscrapers to be built in the middle of Tech City.
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Pictures: Islington through time
Changes in the city, like everywhere else, happen gradually and are often not visible to the people that live through them. For this series, James Cambridge sourced library images of
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Cool running: East London is the new race hotspot
It was always raining, the ground was a mud pit, and your fingers were so cold you thought they might fall off any second. Ring any bells? The dread that
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Opinion: The careless capital
Is London Europe’s capital of loneliness? As a new survey focuses on how many Britons around the country live in isolation, Sarah Remsky argues it’s time for our city in
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Feeling SAD? When the winter blues turn into something more
When it gets colder and the days get shorter, everybody feels a little down. It’s that time of the year when you want to leave work at five, wrapped
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Opinion: Why I don’t need Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is upon us once again, but Sarah Remsky explains why it’s not for her
What to do on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so it’s time to decide what to do with your loved one on that special day. Islington, Clerkenwell and Shoreditch all offer
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Review: ‘Marching on Together’ at the Old Red Lion Theatre
This month the world premiere of Adam Hughes’ Marching on Together comes to the Old Red Lion. The 23-year-old writer from Leeds recounts the glory days of hooliganism in England through the eyes of
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